Phrontis polygonata

Phrontis polygonata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.[1]

Phrontis polygonata
A collection of shells of Phrontis polygonata (museum specimens at Naturalis Biodiversity Center)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Nassariidae
Genus: Phrontis
Species:
P. polygonata
Binomial name
Phrontis polygonata
(Lamarck, 1822)
Synonyms
  • Nassarius polygonatus (Lamarck, 1822)
  • Nassarius (Nassarius) vibex polygonatus (f) (Lamarck, 1822)

Description

The shell grows to a length of 17 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and the Lesser Antilles.

References
  1. Marshall, B. (2016). Phrontis polygonata (Lamarck, 1822). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=877060 on 2016-05-20
  • Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.
  • "Nassarius (Nassarius) vibex polygonatus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 17 January 2019.


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